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Digital accessibility and tools: Title II obligations and recommended checks for libraries
Summary
JJ Pianchi reminded public institutions that Title II requires accessible web content, recommended WebAIM's Wave tool and the Library Accessibility Alliance for database reviews, and suggested practical next steps for compliance and assessment.
JJ Pianchi told attendees that digital accessibility is a legal obligation for public institutions and that web presence and databases must be accessible. "It's required by law if you're a public institution," he said, and he noted an administrative reprieve timeline attendees should monitor.
Pianchi recommended specific tools and resources to assess and improve digital accessibility: WebAIM’s Wave evaluation tool for webpages and the Library Accessibility Alliance’s top-level database assessments to understand the accessibility performance of major vendors (EBSCO, Web of Science, etc.). He also encouraged institutions to prepare documentation and a prioritized plan for remediation and to include digital-access items on funding wish lists.
The presenter closed by pointing attendees to additional reading, including Journal of Library Administration columns and approachable material such as graphic medicine to learn more about lived experience and accessibility impacts.
